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SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES MARKETING MANAGEMENT PROF V.V Ramasastry “Research Paper- Diversification leads to success?” Submitted By- Anil -15
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I. Introduction Strategies are very essential for every business organization in order to be successful. Often times‚ most companies view marketing trend to be one of the most important aspects in implementing their strategies since with an excellent marketing strategy‚ consumers are easily captured. Also‚ as strategic opportunities present themselves incessantly and which change as the years go by‚ a business organization may have more than one strategic opportunity at a time depending on its
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The purchase of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands catapulted Tata into a different league‚ while also expanding its global footprint dramatically. Jaguar and Land Rover are highly sophisticated vehicles‚ well-engineered and superbly designed‚ selling to the upper middle-class motorists around the world. While Tata Motors has been running its UK subsidiary at an arm ’s length‚ it could eventually benefit from its engineering‚ design and marketing expertise. However‚ the benefits have not been yet
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Running head: Contemporary Business- BUS 508 April 28‚ 2012 Assignment #2 Diversification Strategies “Virgin Group and Benetton Group” Gilbert Feliciano II Professor- Dr. Brian Collins Strayer University CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS- BUS 508 2 ABSTRACT The diversification literature has largely focused on the degree of applicability of firm resources to a new industry: A firm should diversify into more related industries since synergistic benefits decrease with the distance between
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Diversification in E- Commerce [pic] Diana Reyes – 27828 Introduction Economies of scope and synergies in business operations are consequences of diversification strategies. It is possible to classify companies according to the type of diversification strategy selected. Unrelated diversifiers are companies that diversify across industry‚ while related diversifiers are firms that diversify within the industry (Kim‚ Hwang and Burgers 1989). Companies pursuing related diversification over
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Diversification Strategies When companies begin they develop a business plan that details what they intend to specialize in. For some‚ once they have reached a goal in one market they make decisions to venture out into other markets. In the world of business‚ that venturing out is called diversifying the company. According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary‚ to diversify is “to increase the variety of the products of; or to engage in varied operations.” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2012) In
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Diversification is a good way to increase profits‚ create more value or reduce market risks from having only one or few product lines. As such‚ different companies diversify for various reasons‚ and therefore‚ diversification can be either related or unrelated. However‚ not all the companies succeed when choosing diversification as part of their corporate strategy. Like everything else‚ diversification does come with its ups and downs. Diversification can be beneficial‚ but probably up to a certain
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Brand name • Functionality • Styling • Quality • Safety • Packaging • Repairs and Support • Warranty • Accessories and services Price Decisions Some examples of pricing decisions to be made include: • Pricing strategy (skim‚ penetration‚ etc.) • Suggested retail price • Volume discounts and wholesale pricing • Cash and early payment discounts • Seasonal pricing • Bundling • Price flexibility • Price discrimination Distribution(Place)
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Diversification Strategies in the Global Retailing Industry: Essays on the Dimensions and Performance Implications DISSERTATION of the University of St. Gallen‚ School of Management‚ Economics‚ Law‚ Social Sciences and International Affairs to obtain the title of Doctor of Philosophy in Management submitted by Timo Sohl from Germany Approved on the application of Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolph and Prof. Dr. Günter Müller-Stewens Dissertation no. 3987 Difo-Druck GmbH‚ Bamberg 2012
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